To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 14, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill waives certain eligibility requirements for hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, the bill waives the required minimum proportion of low-income patients served for hospitals that began participating in the program during or prior to the COVID-19 emergency.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2021 to May 18, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Chris Jacobs | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Dec 20, 2021 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Mar 21, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | May 18, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 13, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 14, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 13, 2021Introduced in House
- May 13, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 83, May 13, 2021, page H2316.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Home and outpatient care
- Hospital care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Inflation and prices
- Prescription drugs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
